slavery out of kansas . missouri ##ans in favor of slavery soon moved to kansas to try to sway the vote of whether or not kansas would permit slavery . settlers from new england arrived equally determined to keep it out . each of the two competing factions of the bleeding kansas conflict claimed one of the hotels at fort scott : free @ - @ soil at the fort scott hotel and pro @ - @ slavery at the western hotel . most of the residents in fort scott supported slavery , but those outside the town tended to the free @ - @ soil side . during this time , there were local incidents of murder and attempted arson , typical elements of the guerrilla conflicts
slavery out of kansas. missourians in favor of slavery soon moved to kansas to try to sway the vote of whether or not kansas would permit slavery. settlers from new england arrived equally determined to keep it out. each of the two competing factions of the bleeding kansas conflict claimed one of the hotels at fort scott : free @ - @ soil at the fort scott hotel and pro @ - @ slavery at the western hotel. most of the residents in fort scott supported slavery, but those outside the town tended to the free @ - @ soil side. during this time, there were local incidents of murder and attempted arson, typical elements of the guerrilla conflicts